The US men’s basketball team defeated France, 87-82, in the Olympic final to claim their fourth consecutive gold medal at the Summer Games.
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AOC-backed Sanders ally beaten in closely watched Ohio House primary
Far-left Democrats were dealt a big blow Tuesday as former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner, a co-chair of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, was defeated by Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown in a much-anticipated special US House primary election.
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Sydney McLaughlin wins gold for US and sets world record in 400-meter hurdles
TOKYO — Sydney McLaughlin broke the world record. Dalilah Muhammad broke it, too.
Only one of the world’s best hurdlers could win the Olympic gold medal — and McLaughlin came out ahead in the latest installment of the best rivalry in track.
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US teenager Erriyon Knighton makes Olympics history in 200m
At just 17-years-old, Erriyon Knighton has a chance to win a gold medal.
Knighton, the youngest US male track Olympian since Jim Ryun in 1964, advanced to the 200m finals in Tokyo after winning his heat with a time of 20.02 seconds.
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Simone Biles returns to Olympics for balance beam finals
Simone Biles is putting the “twisties” behind her — and jumping back into the Olympics gymnastics competition on the balance beam.
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Silver medalist Raven Saunders raises hands in ‘X’ in Olympic protest
Silver medal-winning shot putter Raven Saunders raised her arms in an “X” formation over her head in symbolic protest while posing for photographers with her co-medalists on Sunday — in violation of the Olympic ban on medal ceremony protests.
Saunders, 25, of Charleston, South Carolina, told the Associated Press the gesture was a nod to “the intersection where all people who are oppressed meet.
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Simone Biles ‘super frustrated’ after shocking withdrawal from Olympics gymnastics competition
Simone Biles indicated her shocking withdrawal from the women’s gymnastics team competition Tuesday in Tokyo was due to the emotional toll she is feeling as “the head star” of the Olympics rather than any physical injury.
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Team USA men’s basketball falls to France in Olympics shocker
Team USA men’s basketball was fried by the French in a stunning opening loss at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Charlamagne tha God gets late-night talk show with Stephen Colbert
The word of “God” is coming to late-night television.
Charlamagne tha God is bringing the holy trinity of comedy, culture and social consciousness to Comedy Central with a new talk show, “Tha God’s Honest Truth.”
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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ casts Michaela Coel in sequel
“I May Destroy You” creator and star Michaela Coel has been cast in Marvel Studios’ upcoming “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
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